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May 26, 2014

Japan launches land observing satellite
Tokyo (XNA) May 26, 2014
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. announced that a rocket carrying a land observing satellite has been launched successfully on Saturday. The H-2A rocket, which carries an advanced land observing satellite named Daichi-2, lifted off at 12:05 p.m. from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. Using radar, Daichi-2, which is 4.5-meter high, 3.2-meter long and 3.6-meter wide will be able to provide more accurate land surface information ... read more

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